Michigan Reports 3,920* Coronavirus Cases, State Total Now 933,394
(August 23, 2021 3:26 PM) Michigan reported 3,920* coronavirus (COVID-19) positive test cases today, with the state reported total now at 933,394. Michigan is reporting 10** COVID-19-related deaths today with the state total at 20,123. *Note on cases (08/23/2021): Today's daily case count represents new referrals of confirmed cases to the MDSS since the last web update report. Over the three days (Saturday, Sunday, and Monday), the average number of new confirmed cases is ~1273 per day. **The deaths announced today includes 5 deaths identified during a Vital Records review. See cumulative data page for more information. State Cumulative Total of Recovered COVID-19 Cases (as of 8/20/21): 878,031. Information is updated Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 3 p.m., with COVID-19 results included as of 10 a.m.
Jackson County Cumulative Report: 15,536 COVID-19 Positive Cases and 294 Deaths
(August 23, 2021 12:00 PM) The Jackson County Health Department released the COVID-19 positive numbers for Jackson County. As of 12 PM today, there are 15,536 positive cases (cumulative), and 294 deaths (cumulative)*. There are 88 new cases since Friday’s report. Cumulative recovered, as of August 23: 14,599** As of August 18, there are 14 persons at Henry Ford Allegiance Health being treated as inpatients for COVID-19. The cumulative numbers posted on Mondays include the data from Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Recovered numbers are being posted as received. *These numbers do not reflect any cases or deaths identified through Michigan Department of Corrections. Their numbers are listed under a separate category and reported by the state at Michigan Statistics. Cases reported involving Jackson County school students or staff are included in our posted numbers. For details regarding cases and outbreaks at Michigan schools please see https://www.michigan.gov/coronavirus/0,9753,7-406-98163_98173_102480---,00.html **Recovered is defined as the number of persons with a confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis who are alive 30 days post-onset (or referral date if onset is not available). Gender Number of Cases Percent Male 7193 46.3% Female 8220 52.9% Unknown 123 0.8% The Age group is reported as a percentage of the total instead of the actual number. …
3 New Troopers Assigned to Jackson from Graduating Class of 139th Trooper Recruit School
(August 23, 2021 9:35 AM) The Michigan State Police Jackson Post will soon benefit from the addition of 3 troopers who are among the 57 new troopers who graduated Friday from the 139th Trooper Recruit School. During the ceremony in Lansing, in which Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was the keynote speaker, Col. Joe Gasper, director of the Michigan State Police (MSP), administered the Oath of Office to 57 individuals who begin their assignments at MSP posts across the state next week. “Public service is a noble calling and I’m proud of the 57 graduates who join the ranks of the Michigan State Police today to begin serving the people of Michigan,” said Governor Whitmer. “The Michigan State Police is one of the premier law enforcement agencies in our country, and I want every trooper to know that as a former prosecutor, I got your back and I recognize and appreciate the sacrifices you make to keep us safe.” The 139th Trooper Recruit School began on Sunday, March 7, 2021, with 75 prospective troopers, at the MSP Training Academy in Lansing. Recruits received training in patrol techniques, report writing, ethics, cultural diversity and implicit bias, decision making, leadership, first aid, criminal law, crime…